Remembering Gary Speed

comment by Got_Better (U6241)
posted 9 hours, 26 minutes ago
Sometimes people never know the demons some people hide; real shame when decent people feel the need to take their own life. It continues to this day...hopefully some lessons can be learned and interventions take place for those that need it to stop the suicides.
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Spot on GB. People often feel unable to talk about their demons and struggle on alone. Humanity needs to keep banging the drum about opening up on mental health issues.

I remember him coming through in the late 80's and being a part of the 92 title winning team with Batty, McAllister and Strachan alongside him in midfield.

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Gary Speed, always in my thoughts for many reasons.......LEDGEND !!

I remember watching him for the first time when he had not long broken into the team away at Stoke in our promotion season. His first touch was sublime and his pace electric down the left and you knew he was a special talent.

I watched Football Focus pay a very moving tribute to Gary today and although it's hindsight when they showed him on FF the day before he died you could see the pain in his eyes.

Thankfully in the last 10 years men especially have been able to open up and express their feelings without any stigma of it being considered a weakness and mental health has been recognised across the world as just as vital and eessential as physical health.

I saw him at my gym in Chester about a week before he died (he lived just down the road from the gym and his family were members).

He was sitting having a coffee and reading the newspaper and I was desperate to speak to one of my heroes, but didn't want to hassle him while he was relaxing. I thought I'd perhaps have other opportunities to catch him when he wasn't. Sadly that wasn't to be.

Everyone I've chatted to since who knew him at the gym said what a lovely guy he was and how he enjoyed nattering about football. It was such a shock and a loss hearing about his death and it really doesn't feel like 10 years have passed since then for me.

RIP Gary.

Great man who I had the great pleasure of meeting.
Legend in my eyes.

I saw him in our promotion season and loved teh goal he scored in rout of Sheff u.

The announcement of his death was one of the moments where I'll never forget where I was. Utter shock, just could not believe what I was hearing and never forget watching Bryn Law in tears relating his story of texting Speed.

I was at Forest where we sung all night for Gary, a hugely emotional night.

Tragedy for his family and friends, heartbreaking for fans of all the clubs he played for, his country and still, ten years on, hard to comprehend how this could happen.

Gary Speed was everything I wanted to be. The first youth player I saw come through the ranks into the first team. Today has been a difficult day. Seeing the effect his death has had 10 years on just magnifies my own personal battle with close family mental health issues.
Rip Gary Speed

Btw 5 stars from me

Who in their right mind gives a threads like this 1 star.

Whomever it was, you’re a sick f@@@